One Vote
Vocals and lyrics by Mary McGrath
copyright 7/13/24-All rights reserved

One vote, 
one minute shred of hope, 
as we stuff our ballots
and wait for the news. 

And hope that it's something 
that we want and can use, 
but maybe it's just a media taunt
that continues to amuse 
us with slogans that we want 
stations begging for bits and bytes
and and clicks 
throughout the night.

So many
promises to rearrange 
what has happened,
but it’s often the same as before
just a different candidate’s 
name on the door.

One vote, 
the simple passing
of a ballot note 
in the lobby 
deals made and then broken
pass a few bucks
and shove them into an open hand

a token favor
so small seeming grand.

Hoping both candidates 
will maybe play nice, 
but there’s always a slice
of malice
as slander sachets
back-and-forth 
like a bad dance, 

With all the name-calling 
and recalling of old promises, 
pretending to be new.

One vote, 
one small glimmer of hope, 
as we watch the flashy colors 
on the screen, 
their incisors both so shiny and clean,
hoping our one vote is going to be seen. 

But who's counting, 
who is recounting 
all of the things 
that have happened 
as people canvas door-to-door
saying the same things from before
that they will do this and that 
but often it's the other. 

Always a platform shift 
to the left and right, 
each person exerting their might,
 
Fake phrases delivered 
in the thick of the night 
with pearly smiles, 
and an open hand
with fingers crossed
out of sight
to evade taking a stand.

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